Finally... a Day to Remember!

Having trouble getting this pic to move down to the party, but here is Ben's best friend Lincoln, and Ali watching Ben blow out the candles!

We started Ben's day at Lakeland Fun Center.

See what I mean? He looks more and more like a boy to me these days.

Later that evening, we had pizza & cake complete with a song, candles, presents, and most importantly family & friends!

He was looking forward (we practiced) to the blowing out of the candles so much, that as soon as I lit them, he blew them out... we relit and sang, then he blew them out again.
I love this pic, because it shows us holding hands. I'm not so much of a hand holder, but this little guy reaches over to hold my hand several times a day. Such a sweet boy.

I think he liked the bear cake with coconut pecan icing (closest thing to 'fur' I could think of).

And here is our tradition - homemade birthday cake. It was a lot of fun and very easy to make.